Partnership for Procurement P4P, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Inclusive Models Team (SE IMT), has commissioned Community Enterprise to undertake research into the opportunities for enterprising third sector organisations and social enterprise to increase local service delivery and local spend through social enterprise clusters. 

Clusters are understood as “a group of social enterprise involved in similar product service delivery / design, who are positioned closely together. These geographically concentrated groups are interconnected enterprises who trade with each other (and/or are related in some way) and as a result; have the potential to become more productive, innovative and competitive. Together these social enterprises could; with the right support and resources, put in place a more formal structure to enhance their effectiveness.”

This survey is targeted at third sector organisations and social enterprises and aims to test the scale and nature of the interest in cluster models and what the potential impact could be.  We would be grateful if you would take a few minutes to complete this short survey and record your thoughts which will be fed into the research.  If you need any further information, you can contact Douglas at Community Enterprise (on 01506 862227 or douglas@communityenterprise.co.uk).  The deadline for responses is the 28th February.

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* 1. Which local authority are you based in ?

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* 2. Where is your main area of operation or service delivery?  Please answer as specifically as you can naming a local authority, region town or community?

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* 3. Which is your thematic/sectoral area of work (please tick all that apply or add an "other" if not on the list)?

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* 4. Do you deliver any of your services /products in partnership with others?

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* 5. Are these partners local to your main area of operation?

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* 6. What do you see as the potential benefits of collaborating and/or working in partnership (with community anchor organisations, research institutions, social enterprise and/or the private sector) to deliver services locally (please tick all that apply to you)?

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* 7. What do you see as the current or potential challenges of collaborating and/or working in partnership (please tick all that apply to you)?

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* 8. We are interested in exploring how our organisation could innovate and/or build sustainability through social enterprise clusters?

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* 9. If you are interested in being updated on progress of this idea or contributing more, please let us know your contact details and your organisation.

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* 10. Please let us know who you are (type XX if you prefer to remain anonymous)

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* 11. Any final comments

P4P is an initiative which supports social enterprises and third sector organisations to better access public procurement and other contracting opportunities and to build partnerships and consortia. SE IMT seeks to play an inspiring, enabling and empowering role, working in collaboration with partners to experiment with new approaches to build vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities.

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